Troop Elections - Appointed Positions

The PLC met and the appointed positions were made. Congratulations to the new leadership.

Fall Fundraiser - Product Pickup
November 16, 2013

Product will be Picked Up at ETC (regular troop meeting location) on November 16 from 12 pm until 2 pm. If you are unable to make that time, please email Karen to make other arrangements.

Money is due at the November 26 troop meeting.

The money the boys’ earned will be put into their scout accounts after all the money is collected.

2014 Calendar

The boys have picked their outings. The proposed calendar was presented to the Committee at the November 7th meeting. Dates have been picked and the committee has approved the calendar.

There will be a parent’s meeting on November 19 to announce the calendar. All parents should attend this meeting. Watch the Troop website for a printable copy.

Recharter
November 26, 2013

Recharter packets will be handed out at the November 12 troop meeting. They will be collected at the November 26 troop meeting. If you cannot make that meeting, please contact Liz to make drop off arrangements.

Some things for this year:

• Dues are increasing to $45 for the year because BSA National raised their dues. Most of the troop dues go to National to pay for registration fees.
• New medical forms are needed for everyone. A copy of the new form is included in your recharter packet.

Adult Leaders: Please go on-line and look at your training. Youth Protection Training is required to be taken every two years. If yours expires before January 31, 2014... Please retake before January 1st!

December Cabin Camp
December 6-8, 2013

We have the Rotary Cabin at Camp Long Lake the weekend of December 6-8. Permission slips are available.

Time: Meet at ETC at 4:30, Friday December 6; leaving at 5 pm. Returning to ETC Sunday, December 8 in the early afternoon.

Cost: $20

There will be INDOOR and OUTDOOR activities. If there is snow, sledding is possible but you must bring a sled and a helmet. An extra pair of shoes and extra socks are always a plus at this outing even if there is no snow.

A Note about Advancement & Service Hours

If your son does service outside of the troop, we will count it! A note about the dates, amount, a brief description and SIGNED by an adult (parent or leader of the service activity) need to be turned in. We cannot count hours that are just written (or added) to the back of the advancement sheets.

Advancement Requirements: there are only a couple that a parent can sign off on (such as Second Class #10). Otherwise, older scouts will teach and test their skills with a scoutmaster signing off. For First Class #5, a note signed by the person they talked to gets them credit.

A Note About Merit Badges & Blue Cards

As a reminder, it is a scouts responsibility to sign up for merit badges. This includes finding clinics or calling merit badge counselors and taking out and getting blue cards signed.

Occasionally the troop will announce merit badge opportunities or facilitate registration, but it is still the scouts responsibility to see that he has done the pre-requirements, has all the materials for the clinic, and taken out a blue card.